Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-15
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Here Is q little lDCldHUl, WELtce eoiAHe
pondent to the Oxford Democrat from Green
wood, that happened short time since, ana
which might, perhaps, have remained incog-
nito. had ii not been for that incorporating
instrument called the printing press Elon e.
Whitman bought kerosene cask for water
barrel, and on inquiring how he could cleanse
il out was told by some one to put straw
into it. set it on FIRE, and it would burn the
kerosene all out of it. He did so, and when
he thought it was time to put the fire out, he
tried to extinguish it, but found, to his dis
NAV. that il was the kind of fire that would
not be extinguished. but kept burning till
nothing remained except the iron hoops Mr..
Whitman probably thinks that the next time
he has kerosene cask to cleanse he shall use
some other element than fire for the purpose.
PENoBsCoT.
The Vanceboro Wooden Ware Company
received an order from Australia recently for
full carload of their hard wood flooring to
be shipped at once. The firm is receiving
many orders for this flooring just now and are
doing big business in it at the mill in Vance
boro.
The Bangor Commercial of Tuesday says
Robert Smith, the young Bangor boy who
placed the distractions on the railroad track
at Newport last spring jumped his bail and
skipped before the August term of court in
this city. He was under $1,000 bonds and the
bondsmen very naturally wanted to see him.
When the Bangor boys were in St John they
saw Smith down there. He was backing
boots and evidently very tired of life. Yes
terday he became so homesick at Bar aarbor
that he asked the officers to send him home.
They notified Marshal Whitney and Smith
was brought here on yesterday afternoons
train. He is now in the county Jail and his
bondsmen feel greatly relieved.
Chss. d. Stanford of Bangor, aud VIM. 8.
Johnson of Philadelphia, while out driving
Sunday afternoon, narrowly escaped bad
accident. nut came off the wheel of the
carriage and this was followed by the wheel
itself, throwing the corner of the vehicle to
to the ground and pitching the occupants out.
They were not hurt, however. and the car
rage was not damaged badly.
Another marriage benefit association has
been started in this vicinity, with headquar-
ters at Oidtown. A. II. Towle, late agent in
Bangor for the Single Mems Endowment
Association, of Minnesota, is the agent. The
new one is open to both sexes, pays $1,000.
$1,000 or $4,000 at marriage, and is called
the Home Endowment Association. 1t is
another Minneapolis coLcern and makes
great promises. We think that the young
men in this CITY who invested their wealth in
Mr.. Towle's other company and were obliged
to say farewell to it, will await with much
interest the developments in the new COM
y.-Commerctoi.
PIsCATAoUIs.
correspondent of the Bangor CONNER.
cial says twenIy.three Italians on Mcdonald
& Merry's works, Brownville, becoming
angry with their boss, made an attack upon
him with shovels and picks. Thursday. Con-
tractor Mcdonald, who CHANGED to be near,
fastened to his relief and knocked several of
the men down and discharged the whole
number.
SAGADAHOC.
The Bath Times says A subscription paper
has been circulated among the young men
for the purpose of obtaining a headstone for
the grave of Michael Donahue, who was
drowned last summer at the Shaw mill.
Thirty dollars have been subscribed.-Men
were at work Monday with grapnells search
ing for rigging and other articles on the sunk
en- tug Marion. Several pieces of wearing
apparel, the property of the crew,were hauled
to the surface. No effort to raise the tug had
been made Monday.
WALDO.
capt. II. H. COOulUs VI DelldSt, lOst VII
liable carriage horse last week in a singular
manner. The animal was at pasture and
Capt. Coombs carried her feed of oats, the
irst grain she had been fed for several days.
As she ate quite rapidly some of the grain
lodged in her throat, and she died before 1t
could be removed.-Milk now sells in Bel
fast for 5 cents per quBrt. The milkmen
still use the old measure, and sell good milk
too.
WASHINGTON.
South Addison or Wass Point, as it has
begun to be known, is destined in the near
future to become one of the most desirable
resorts on the coast of Maine. For cool pure
air and picturesque, beautiful scenery, it
cannot be surpassed, while the facilities for
bathing, boating, fishing, ETC., are all that
could possibly be desired. Several new cot
tages are to be erected there, and the indica-
tions are that next season will be busy and
prosperous one for South Addison.
The sardine packing continues at Bucks
Harbor factory the run of sardine fish has
been more favorable for packing though not
abupdant.-At Dodge Murchs Indian Cove,
fair packing business has been done. Mr..
Dodge who was sick for few days and of
duty is at work again.-The Machiasport
Packing Co., has been receiving more fish
IatSIy anu nave uUuc eOme pdChluS dli dluuk
of late.-There are indications of more
favorable run of fish in the river this fall.
YORK.
Al Woodman, who recently purchased
the ]. B. Walker granite quarry beyond the
Alfred crossing, has a large crew of men at
work getting out stone for the Boston &
Maine contract. A side track has just been
laid to the quarry aud the first stone will be
shipped this week. The sum of 1900 is
involved in the contract. Bridge and edge
stone for Contractor Lay of Haverhil are
also being quarried.
The municipal officers of the town of Old
Orchard have been in conference with Gen.
eral Manager Furber of the Boston & Maine,
and that corporation, at their suggestion, has
begun the work of transforming the strip of
land lying between the electric light station
and the railroad depot, into park and prom
enade. The lot is about one-third of a mile
in length and sixty feet wide. Concrete walks
will be laid and the grounds adorned with
flowers and shrubbery. Fountains will be
placed on the lawns and trees set out, so that
this portion of Old Orchard will become one
of the pleasantest OF that popular resort
The project for the erection of an iron pier is
again being discussed. Henry Staples, of the
Old Orchard house, who was the original or
and one of the staunch supporters of the
scheme from the start, is going to meet f. H.
Golf, President of the American Electric
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